| Show Hydro Electric Plant Built Under Water BERLIN A A hydro electric power plant built entirely under water is the new and unique boast of the town of Rostin In There is no powerhouse on the bank no visible structure anywhere everything everything everything every every- thing lies in midstream below the dam and the electricians come and go through tunnels The underwater powerhouse is a product by-product of a flood problem set by the river Its early spring freshets freshets' bearing rafts of battering battering battering bat bat- ice formerly flooded many acres of ferUle fertile land To reclaim this land the rivers river's meandering course was straightened and end shortened shortened shortened short short- ened and a low dam was built near Rostin The dam suggested power development de de- de though no great head bead of water was available Furthermore Furthermore Further Further- more if a powerhouse of conventional conven conven- type were set let up it would be a target for the spring ice Jams So the powerhouse was ret on the river river bed bed on the downstream side cf ef f the dam with its roof gradually grad grad- sloped to permit floodwater water ice and any floating Doating debris to slide sUde harmlessly over the top In ID order to exploit fully tully the low head of water the axes of the turbines are not set let vertically as asIn asIn asIn In most hydroelectric installations but INt are almost parallel with the direction of the current |
